Oppenauer oxidation
Definition: An oxidation of a secondary alcohol to a ketone involving an equilibrium between the alcohol and a reagent ketone present in excess, catalysed by a metal alkoxide.
ID: RXNO:0000047
More about the RSC Name Reaction Ontology (RXNO)
Articles referencing this term
Laura J. Allen and Robert H. Crabtree, Green Chem., 2010
, 12
, 1362
DOI: 10.1039/c0gc00079e